Exyra ridingsii
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| Species: | E. ridingsii
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| Exyra ridingsii Riley, 1874
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Exyra ridingsii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama.[1]
The wingspan is 24–31 mm. Adults are on wing in spring.
The larvae feed on Sarracenia flava and occasionally on Sarracenia minor.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ricci, C. A., Meier, A. J., Meier, O. W., & Philips, T. K. (2016). The effects of fire and other habitat characteristics on habitat selection of Exyra ridingsii (Riley), the Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth. castanea, 81(2), 83-90.
- ^ Ricci, C. A., Meier, A. J., Meier, O. W., & Philips, T. K. (2017). Effects of Exyra ridingsii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Sarracenia flava (Nepenthales: Sarraceniaceae). Environmental entomology, 46(6), 1346-1350.
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